000 FZNT23 KNHC 250900 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 CORRECTED TYPO IN E CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TODAY...AND WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 19N TODAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND BECOME STATIONARY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES IN PLACE. LARGE NW SWELL OF UP TO 15 FEET WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT...AND 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ALL AREAS LATE. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN AND MON...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUN AND MON. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN N SWELL IN THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON AND TUE...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES BUILDING TO 12 FT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON MORNING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .TUE...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...1011 MB LOW PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 21N71W WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO NEAR 23N65W. THIS LOW WILL GET ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING...REACHING FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE N BAHAMAS BY SAT EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR 31N69W TO 25N75W BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA ON MON...WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FROM NEAR 31N76W TO 23N79W MON AFTERNOON...THEN FROM 26N65W TO 21N71W BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 73W. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY